melt (redirected from melting down)

melt  (mlt)

v. melt·ed, melt·ing, melts

v.intr.

1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

2. To dissolve: Sugar melts in water.

3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving: The crowd melted away after the rally.

4. To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else: Sea melted into sky along the horizon.

5. To become softened in feeling: Our hearts melted at the child's tears.

6. Obsolete To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.

v.tr.

1. To change (a solid) to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

2. To dissolve: The tide melted our sand castle away.

3. To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.

4. To cause (units) to blend: "Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men" Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur.

5. To soften (someone's feelings); make gentle or tender.

n.

1. A melted solid; a fused mass.

2. The state of being melted.

3.

a. The act or operation of melting.

b. The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.

4. A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese: a tuna melt.

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[Middle English melten, from Old English meltan; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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melta·bili·ty n.

melta·ble adj.

melter n.

melting·ly adv.

melty adj.

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melt

Verb

1. to change from a solid into a liquid as a result of the action of heat

2. to dissolve: these sweets melt in the mouth

3. Also: (melt away) to diminish and finally disappear; fade away: he felt his inner doubts melt away

4. to blend so that it is impossible to tell where one thing ends and another begins: they melted into the trees until the gamekeeper had passed

5. to make or become emotional or sentimental; soften: she melted into tears [Old English meltan to digest]

meltingly adv

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melt  (mlt)

To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated with sufficient energy at the melting point. See also heat of fusion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	melt - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" melting, thaw, thawing heating, warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Verb	1.	melt - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" melt down, run fuse - make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" try, render - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" dissolve, break up, resolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" bleed, run - be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"
	2.	melt - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dissolve deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
	3.	melt - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" mellow out, mellow change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
	4.	melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" meld coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	5.	melt - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" fade weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	6.	melt - become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" disappear, evaporate weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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melt

verb 1. dissolve, run, soften, fuse, thaw, diffuse, flux, defrost, liquefy, unfreeze, deliquesce

verb 2. (often with away) disappear, fade, vanish, dissolve, disperse, evaporate, evanesce

verb 3. soften, touch, relax, disarm, mollify

Translations

melt [mɛlt] vi [metal] → fundirse; [snow] → derretirse;

(fig) → ablandarse

vt (also: melt down) → fundir;

melted butter → mantequilla derretida

melt away vi → desvanecerse

melt [mɛlt] vi → fondre (= become soft); s'amollir (fig); s'attendrir

vt → faire fondre

melt away vi → fondre complètement

melt down vt → fondre

melt [mɛlt] vi (lit, fig) → schmelzen

vt → schmelzen;

(butter) → zerlassen

melt down melt vt → einschmelzen

melt [mɛlt] vi (gen) → sciogliersi, struggersi; [metals] → fondersi;

(fig) → intenerirsi

vt → sciogliere, struggere; fondere [+ person]; commuovere;

melted butter → burro fuso

melt away vi → sciogliersi completamente

melt down vt → fondere

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melt

v melt [melt]

to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.smeltيُذيب، يَذوبразтапям (се)roztátsmelteschmelzenλιώνωderretirsula(ta)maذوب کردنsulaa, sulattaa(faire) fondreלְהָמִיסपिघलानाtopiti, rastopitimegolvad, elolvadmencairbræða; bráðnasciogliere, sciogliersi溶ける녹다; 녹이다(iš)tirp(dy)ti, atsileistikust; atmaigtmencairsmeltensmelte, tinetopniećderretera (se) topi(рас)таять; плавить(ся)roztopiťtopiti setopiti sesmältaละลายeri(t)mek熔化топитися; м'якшатиپگھلنا، گھلناtan chảy熔化

n ˈmeltdown

the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system. versmeltingصَهْر، إنْصِهارразтапянеroztavení přehřátého jádra nukleárního reaktorunedsmeltningdie Schmelzeσχάσηfusiónradioaktiivse materjali sulamine tuumareaktorisفروگداختfusionהַתָכָהपरमाणु दुर्घटनाtaljenje, topljenjezónaolvadás (reaktorban)kebocoran reaktor nuklir(fusione accidentale del nocciolo di un reattore)（原子炉の）炉心溶融radioaktyviųjų medžiagų nutekėjimas(avārijas) kušanas processkebocoran reaktor nuklearmeltdownnedsmelting av en atomreaktortopnienieрасплавлениеtavenie, roztavená hmota v jadrovom reaktoretalitev reaktorske sredicaotopljenjehärdsmältaการล่มสลายtümergime（原子反應核）熔化розплавляння активної зониنیوکلیائی ری ایکٹر کے بالائی حصے کے شدید حدت سے پگھل جانے کی صورتhiện tượng tan chảy lõi phản ứng hạt nhân（原子反应核）熔化

n ˈmelting-point

the temperature at which a given solid melts The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade.smeltpuntنُقْطَة الإنْصِهارточка на топенеbod tánísmeltepunktder Schmelzpunktσημείο τήξηςpunto de fusiónsulamispunktنقطه ذوبsulamispistepoint de fusionנְקוּדַת הִיתוּךतापमान जिस पर पदार्थ पिघलता हैtališteolvadásponttitik cairbræðslumarkpunto di fusione融点lydymosi temperatūrakušanas temperatūratitik cairsmeltpuntsmeltepunkttemperatura topnieniaponto de fusãopunct de topireточка плавленияbod topeniatališčetačka topljenjasmältpunktจุดหลอมละลายergime noktası熔點точка плавленняکسی ٹھوس شے کا نقطغ گداختگیđiểm nóng chảy熔点

n ˈmelting pot

a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend The United States is often described as a melting pot.smeltkroesبوتَقَهмясто, където се смесват расиmísto, kde dochází k míchání národů, ras, kultursmeltedigelder Schmelztiegelδοχείο τήξης, χωνευτήριamalgamasulatuskatelدیگ ذوب فلزاتmelting-potכּוּר הִיתוּךगलन पात्रmjesto preobrazbe„olvasztótégely”tempat bercampurnya ras, dsb.crogiolo/calderone (di razze)るつぼtautø kratinys/miðinyskultūru saplūsmes vietawadah tumpuansmeltkroessmeltedigeltygielкотёлmiesto miešaniatalilni lonecmesto asimilacije ljudismältdegelสถานที่หรือสถานการณ์ที่คน ความคิดหรือสิ่งต่าง ๆ มารวมกันkaynaşma yuvası民族的大熔爐плавильний котелوہ مقام جہاں نسلیں باہم مخلوط ہوں یا نظریات وغیرہ کا ملاپ ہوnơi tụ cư民族的大熔炉